Category: Lassen

Cold Boiling Lake

18 June 2022 Cold Boiling Lake Trail (2 miles). There was more rain yesterday so we decided to spend a layover day in Redding, which has a very cute downtown with a couple of very good breweries. Today we headed to Lake Tahoe, but not before touring Lassen Volcanic National Park and doing a short…

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Lassen Peak

Lassen Peak Trail (5 miles, +2,000/-2,000 feet). Today was another day intimately tied to my youth.  On one of my cross country trips in the early 1980s between Oklahoma and Oregon my family stopped at Lassen Peak and I climbed it with my dad.  I still remember how amazed I was by the experience.  I…

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PCT Taster

Subway Cave to Old Station via PCT (3 miles, +200/-200 feet). We lazed around a bit after our Cinder Cone hike and then decided to do another excursion this afternoon.  A lava tube called the Subway Cave was about a mile away from our airbnb in Old Station and the plan was for Half Cookie…

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Fantastic Lava Beds

Butte Lake Campground to Cinder Cone and back (5 miles, +1,000/-1,000 feet). Last night we drove down to Old Station to spend a couple of days in Lassen Volcanic National Park on our way back from the eclipse.  We were originally going to stay at Crater Lake, but the Spruce Fire has caused lots of…

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